1 Jun 2011

Bean bags / "Pasulj"-vrećice

A bean bag is simply a bag that is filled with beans or other similar materials and sealed. There are many different sizes and shapes of bean bags, flat or 3D.

In my opinion bean bags are a great toy for kids of all ages: they are cheap to buy, easy to make, and there are dozens of games that can be played with them - indoors or outdoors, and, what is more important, kids can invent new games and ways to play with them! Similar to a ball - a toy with endless possibilities!

With a little help of grandma J (who is a sewist extraordinaire!), I made these simple pyramid bean bags (using this tutorial), which V immediately named 'little mountains'. Initially, they were intended to be a toy for baby Z, but we all ended playing with them, even our guests.

So, how is this 'toy' used? V loves to throw them into a basket from a distance, but also

loves to throw them in the air and then catch them. He also uses them in his imaginative plays for making different mini scenes. And baby Z? She loves to put them on her head, in the mouth, shake them and roll them.